THE PRESIDENCY: Entr'acte

Four months ago the curtain came down on the grand finale of the triumphal
history of Franklin Roosevelt, Part Ias he took his bows amid the
plaudits of supporters in the hour of his victorious reelection.
Last week the curtain fell on Scene I, Act I in Part II of his History.

As befits the beginning of a sequel, the end of the first scene found
the protagonist involved in new difficulties. His final speech, a
sober fireside chat appealing to the nation on behalf of his Supreme
Court plan was in a far...